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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Sandman I was looking at the breakdown for the last few drafts. A lot of the American players are coming out of Minnesota. I know they are a hockey state, but what is different now?
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I think that if you look at a list of current players who were born in Minny, a lot of them would have birthdays from the 80's and early 90's. I would hazzard a guess that the ratio of Minnesota-born players to American players in recent drafts hasn't changed much- there's just more and more elite American kids coming out of the Development program down there, and the ever-improving USHL. Just my opinion, and a shot in the dark.
The game seems to have grown by leaps and bounds in the USA the last few decades.